Vehicle washer



R. L. GEASLEN VEHICLE WASHER Filed May 1l. 1923 Zero,

Patented Aug. 5, 1924.

RICHARD L. GEASLEN,

0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VEHICLE WASHER.

Application led May 11,

To all 'whom t may conce/m Y Be it known that I, RICHARD L. GEAsLEN, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vehicle Washers.

This invention is peculiarly adapted `for use in connection with washers supported or suspended from the ceiling of garages or similar places for washing automobiles and the like. It has been attempted to provide different make-shift arrangement-s of this sort heretofore, but all such devices "inherently possess certain serious objections, in that they do not contain or embody practical and eflicient means whereby the water can be easily and expeditiously turned on and off. Itis therefore one of the objects of this invention to provide a washer of this type with new and improved means whereby the water is easily and quickly'turned on or 0E, with certainty, by simply giving a slight pull on kthe flexible hose. The broader aspects of this invention, however, is the provision of a new, novel and efficient valve which may be used not only' in connection with an automobile washer, but for divers other purposes. f

The above and other features of novelty, advantages and capabilities, will become apparent from a detailed description of the accompany-ing drawings, in which'I have illustrated one form of my invention, but the constructionv there shown will be understood as illustrative' only and not as deiining'the limits of my invention.

F iig. 1 .is la plan view of a washer partially in section and partly broken away,

' showing one form'of my invention.

Fig. 2is a vertical sectional'view of my new and improved valve shown in closed position which, when used as an automobile washer, has lattached thereto'the usual flexible :rubber hose. l 1

Y Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the valve showing 'it in open position with parts broken away, and 4 i i t "Fig, 14; is a detail perspective view of the retaining pawl for holding the valve in open position and the tripping pawl' which when coi-acting with other parts, unseats the re-` taining pawl, permitting the valveto close. Referring tothe drawings inl detail, in the embodiment shown, a ilange socket 10 is sercured'to the ceiling 11 or other desirable place, a suitable distance above the floor,

1923. Serial No. 638,190.

into which socket the supply pipe 10a discharges. Rotatably secured to the socket l0 by any satisfactory means, such, for example, as the ring and screw shown', in an elbow 12. Secured to the elbow 12 at right angles to the socket is a pipelS, of any suitable length, adapted by means of the elbow connection to swing abo-ut the socket 10'. Pipe 13 is provided at its 'free end with a downwardly extending short pipell. To the pipe 14: is detachably secured by screwing thereon, my new and improved valve 15, and to the opposite end of the valve there is attached the usual exible rubber hose 16 of any desired length. The pipe 13 is held 1n alignment by the stay rod or wire 13a.

I will now describe'the construction and operation of the valve 15. This valve as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3, comprises an outer` cylindrical shell having a substantial bearing 17 in which is slidably mounted the main plunger 18. This plunger extends substantially co-extensive with the outer shell. Intermediate the ends of the main plunger is a'pin 19 extending therethrough. Below this pin and surrounding the main' plunger is a bearing ring 20.` Mounted between this ring and the integral shoulder' 21 on the inside of the outer shell is a primary compression spring 22 which surrounds the main plunger. Slidably mounted between the outer shell and the'upper end of the main plunger is an auxiliary comparatively short plunger 23'provided at its upper end with a suitable head to which is detachably secured a check washer 24 adapted to contact with the head 25' of the outer shell to close the opening therein for shutting oii the water supply from passing through the opening inthe head 25. The head 25 is detachably secured in the upper end of the outer shell and is provided withA an upwardly extending integral interiorly screw threaded collar 26by means of which the entire valve is detachably secured in place on the short pipe 14 or the like. By having the head 25 readily detachable it permits easy access to the interior :of the valve for the purpose of cleaning or making repairs if and when desired. l

Rotatably mounted in the upper portion of the auxiliary plunger is a pin'or shaft 27 on which shaft is rotatably mounted a bifurcated retaining pawl 28. Mounted on the same shaft between the bifurcated arms of the pawl 28 is a tripping pawl 29 which tripping pawl is provided with angular shoulders 30 adapted to engage corresponding or co-operating shoulders 31 on thebi.-

furcated arms of theretaining pawl 28 so that any downward movement or pressure on the free end of the tripping pawl 29 causes the free end of the retaining pawl to be lifted or pried upwardly and inwardly. But the upper inner meeting edge of the retaining pawl is cut away, as best shown in Fig.y 4, so that the upward movement of the tripping pawl does not in any wise interfere with the retaining pawl; in other words,- when pressure is exertedupwardly onthe tripping pawl itmerely swings about V its pivot lpoint on the shaft without 1n any wise interfering-with the retaining pawl.

The main plunger is provided with d iametrically opposite slots 33 through which passes a pin or shaft 27 which slots permit a limited up and down movement of the main plunger without interfering with the auxiliary plunger for a purpose presently to be described. There is also a slot 34, in

' the main plunger, so that the movement of the' main plunger will not engage the retaining pawl 28 and in line with the slot 34 there is a comparatively short slot 35 in the auxiliary plunger, through which the free end ofthe retaining pawl 28 swings toengage tlie notch 36' inv the outershell for holding the auxiliary plunger or valve in open position. Diametrically opposite the slot 34 there is a slot 37 in the main plunger,

' provided'with a cross piece 38 which when the'main plunger is pulled downwardly, assuming the valve is already in open position, engages the free end of the tripping pawl 29 and as the plunger is pulled down causes the free end of theV retaining pawl 28k to Y unseat from the notch 36in the outer shell.

Between the4 auxiliary plunger and the pin 19 there is mounted around the main plunger a secondary compression spring 39 comparatively lighter than the main compression spring 22,-that is, itis suiiciently light so as to be compressed bythe main spring in order topermit the main plunger to return to its vnormal-position after the valve has been opened, but at the same time sufficiently strong to shoot the auxiliary'plunger upward to closed posi# tion when the retaining pawl has been released or disengaged fromy the outershell. To prevent thel tripping pawl from swinging into position out of the path ofthe cross piece 38, I haveprovided a leaf spring 40 which is attached to the retaining pawl and presses downward on the upper face: of the tripping pa-wl. i

Assuming that the parts are assembled as herein described ar-nd the valve: is in closed position and it is desired to cause the: water to low=through the hose, the operation is as'L follows-2 theattendant simplyl pulls downwardly on the rubber hose,: which in turn moves the main plunger downwardly, the upper ends of the pin slots engaging the pinl in the auxiliary plunger thus pulling the auxiliary plunger down until the main or large pawl engages or drops into the notch in the outer shell. The operator then releases the strain on the hose and the main compression spring shoots the main plunger upwardly again to its normalposition while the auxiliaryjV plunger isheld by the'pawl inopen position. VThe upward movement of thema'in plunger 4does-not in any wise interfere* with the auxiliary plunger or with the paw'ls secured thereby. When it is' desiredto closethe valve, all that is required-is to again-pulldown on the rubber hose which in turn draws the mainplunger downwardly until the trip or cross member in one ofthe side slots of the main plungerfengages the small pawl which inturn causes the main pawl to swing1 or rotate partially and at .the same time draws the free end ofthe main pawl inwardly and upwardly causing the auxiliaryV plunger to move down slightly until the main pawl is broughtout ofi-engagement `with the notch in the cuter-shell, whereupon the small compressionspring shoots the auxiliary plunger toclosed position and the moment the strain is again releasedon the'rubber hose the main compression spring having ai greater compression than the small spring, shoots the main plunger back to itsnormalposition for the next operation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a washer off the.V class'described, a Y

swinging fluidv pipe -supported above 'the ioor and provided with jmeans. for connecting with a sourceof supply, a flexible hose, a plunger valve, mounted between the source of supply and flexible hose, a plunger in the valve so designed that thefluid is turned on or off with'certainty by moving the plunger in the samedirection.

2. In a washer of the class described, a

horizontally swingingv fluidv pipe supported above the floor and provided with means for connecting Ywith Va source of supply, a valve connected to the swingingipipeysaid valve comprising aA casing having-.mounted therein a main plunger and an' auxiliary plunger slidablelA withfrespect to'v each other i2 tion and means for releasing said holding in the same direction substantially as set means by the movement of the main plunger forth.

in the proper direction. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto sub- 4. In a valve of the class described a casscribed my name to this specification in the ing having an intake, a main plunger Withpresence of two Witnesses.

in the casing having a discharge for the valve, a check for said valve operatively con- RICHARD L' GEASLEN nected with the main plunger in such a Witnesses: manner that the valve is opened or closed CLARENCE J. Lor'rUs,

l0 with certainty by moving the main plunger K. A. HARGADEN. 

